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CNN: 18 senior Pentagon roles are currently filled by temporary officials or vacant
Eighteen of the most senior roles at the Pentagon lack permanent appointees, the Department of Defense confirmed to CNN on Monday, providing a complete list of positions currently being filled by temporary officials.
It is a reflection of the Department of Defense's ongoing struggle to establish an unprecedented transition plan aimed at ensuring continuity of leadership at the highest levels while there is still no confirmed secretary of defense.
The top priority is to get Mark Esper's nomination to the Senate Armed Services Committee so a confirmation hearing for the acting secretary of defense can be scheduled quickly. Esper stepped into the acting position following the dramatic implosion of Patrick Shanahan's nomination last month.
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WNU Editor: It starts at the top .... Pentagon facing possibility of third acting defense secretary in less than a month (CNN).
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unprecedented. ask why
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Democrats have been slow walking everything to hamstring Trump.
That is the reason why.
anon
that is not true
Vets To Give Out Thousands Of USS John McCain Shirts At Trump’s July 4 Event
“It’s really a way to honor a family that ... has shown that the country is bigger than any one individual,” said Peter Kauffmann of VoteVets.
Wouldn't that be something if Trump wore a USS McCain hat...oh the uproar and irritation that would cause. "Trump mocks McCain in disgusting 4th of July display"
Stop just thinking it's Democrats fault. It's both parties. Both Republican and Democratic parties are corrupt. To fix this, we must continue to vote smartly and see through their lies, keep investigating into both sides wrongdoings, and be informed citizens.
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